Our Favorite Halloween Baby

When Tommy woke up on Friday morning, he came down the stairs and exclaimed, "It's Daddy's birthday!"  That says it all.  Halloween is a great holiday, and we all love it, but we love Dad so very much more!  In spite of the holiday, which is one of the busiest as far as holidays go, we do all we can to make sure he is shown how we feel about him and how much we appreciate him. 

Adam really is as good as they come.  He spends his days devoted to working hard to provide for us, and spends his evenings and weekends dedicated to quality time with all of us.  He is thoughtful, kind and caring.  He leads, guides and nurtures his sons gently, but firmly when necessary.  He is present, involved and brokenhearted that he can't be everywhere at once when we have special events.  He feels his responsibility as a father and a husband deeply and strives to shine in every facet of it.  He loves us and is careful to show us how much so that we always know.  We are so lucky to call him ours and are grateful for this special day to celebrate him! 

A favorite lunch for our favorite guy!

There was more than just crispy fried green beans, but I think he wouldn't have minded if there wasn't, which is why I ordered two: one for him, one for the rest of us!

Present time!

A new family tradition thanks to Tommy--a muffin from Zac.  Hahahaha!  Maybe you had to be there....

Tommy loves that he and Dad wear matching superhero tees and will often go to change if he sees Adam wearing one that he has too, but he was always disappointed that Dad didn't have a Batman shirt.  Problem solved!

The only gift he ever wants from me: homemade dark chocolate covered sea salt caramels.  A labor of love!

Cheesecake and candles!  Three star candles and nine spiral candles to represent his 39 years.

The big boys were still trick-or-treating when Adam returned with the littles after one go-round of the neighborhood, and said little boys were happily munching on the fruits of their spoils, so it was just Leah and I singing "Happy Birthday" to Adam over the flaming cheesecake.

With such a busy Halloween evening, we saved Adam's special birthday dinner for Sunday night.  Flank steak, fried squash and roasted brussels sprouts and broccoli: he was one happy boy!

Adam didn't ask for any special treat, but the boys would have been brokenhearted if we didn't do anything after Adam's birthday dinner, especially since the older boys had missed out on the pre-cheesecake birthday singing, so I had grabbed a pumpkin roll at the store.  It just seemed silly to dirty a plate just for a presentation that Adam sure didn't care about, and we were nearly out of candles after three birthdays, so...pumpkin roll in its plastic container with a single left-over candle stuck in...the Conlins are keepin' it classy!